Discover the best and most memorable episodes of The Detour, from fan favorites to critically acclaimed moments. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.
A what-in-the-living-hell-is-wrong-with-this-family comedy created by comic super-couple Jason Jones & Samantha Bee and inspired by their own experiences with family trips. Unfiltered dad Nate hits the road with wife Robin and kids Delilah and Jared. Every leg of their trip is fraught with disaster as they encounter one hellish turn after another. If there's trouble on the road, this family will find it and plow into it.
The Parkers finally happen upon help in an abandoned ghost town which is filled with deadly serious Pacific Rim LARPERS.
★ 8.1/10
(117 votes)
#2
The B.J.
S4:E4
Nate gets caught in the worst “parent trap” ever.
★ 8.0/10
(353 votes)
#3
The Pilot
S1:E1
Nate, Robin and the kids are headed from Syracuse to Ft. Lauderdale in a janky mini van instead of flying. Between truckers, aggressive drivers and road side breakfast spots, nothing is really what it seems on the road.
★ 8.0/10
(274 votes)
#4
The Restaurant
S1:E4
Back on the road, the Parkers begrudgingly stop to eat at a nauseatingly, culturally insensitive, roadside restaurant and dinner theater called Conquistadors.
★ 8.0/10
(134 votes)
#5
The Goal
S3:E4
★ 7.9/10
(288 votes)
#6
The Hotel
S1:E2
Having driven their van, 'Blue Thunder', into a ditch, it has to be repaired over-night. The Parkers stay at a nearby motel, Swift Stay Suites. What could possibly go right?
★ 7.9/10
(252 votes)
#7
The B & B
S1:E5
While the kids recover from acute food poisoning, the Parkers decide to get some rest at a southern B&B. They are treated to southern hospitality, southern customs and Russian vodka.
★ 7.9/10
(215 votes)
#8
The Road
S1:E7
Blue Thunder is stuck in traffic. Nate and Robin take a stroll down memory lane about how they met and the kids learn an important lesson in 'too much information'. Seriously. Too much. Stop.
★ 7.9/10
(188 votes)
#9
The Beach
S1:E10
Nate, Robin and the kids attempt to take down Nate's company in epic whistle blowing fashion. It won't be easy, but if there's one thing we've learned about this family is that they don't give up without at least a punch to the throat and maybe a cheap kick to the groin.
★ 7.9/10
(184 votes)
#10
The Tub
S2:E3
As Nate and Robin contemplate having another baby, a neighbor's casual get-together turns into a home birth. And Delilah learns what it means to be a third wheel.
★ 7.9/10
(154 votes)
#11
The Run
S3:E1
After a year on the lam across the continental US, the Parkers finally settle into the last place anyone will be looking for them. Alaska. But their lies and deceits soon come back to haunt them.
★ 7.9/10
(120 votes)
#12
The Funeral
S3:E9
Having crashed their plane into the Alaskan wilderness the family must rely on one another to survive. It's like the Revenant. But less cold and grunting.
★ 7.9/10
(117 votes)
#13
The Return
S4:E2
Following a breakthrough, the Parkers return to their hometown to find their daughter.
★ 7.9/10
(126 votes)
#14
The Sister
S4:E3
Nate and Robin head to Ithaca expecting to find their daughter but find a new family member instead.
★ 7.8/10
(223 votes)
#15
The Wedding
S1:E6
Instead of getting back on the road, Robin agrees to marry the southern gentleman Dr. Rob and his Russian bride but soon realizes that something is very, very, very, very wrong.
★ 7.8/10
(187 votes)
#16
The City
S2:E1
Nate is offered a new job in New York City, so the family moves from Syracuse to the Big Apple. Robin isn't thrilled about the idea. And of course, getting there will be way harder than it should be.
★ 7.8/10
(157 votes)
#17
The Birth
S2:E5
Ever wondered what happened the night the twins were born? Here's a taste: Halloween, drunk Nate, unhappy Robin and Gene dressed as Napoleon Dynamite.
★ 7.7/10
(242 votes)
#18
The Tank
S1:E3
The Parkers are barely back on the road when Nate gets pulled over for driving under the influence. He's completely sober but somehow there's still some jail time involved.
★ 7.7/10
(160 votes)
#19
The Court
S2:E4
Robin attempts to get a divorce from Carlos, but he has other ideas. She's also forced to come clean about her past in the city.
★ 7.7/10
(142 votes)
#20
The Search
S4:E1
The Parkers embark on a world-wide search to find their runaway daughter Delilah.
★ 7.6/10
(193 votes)
#21
The Track
S1:E9
The Parkers finally make it to Ft. Lauderdale only to have Nate's plan of getting his job back completely unravel. Fortunately, at a nearby race track, there is hope.
★ 7.6/10
(176 votes)
#22
The Club
S2:E2
Robin's ex Carlos lures her back into their wild past with a visit to the club where they used to party, and Nate gets jealous. The kids meet Nate's new boss.
★ 7.6/10
(134 votes)
#23
The Trip
S2:E10
New York to Florida in a janky van? This sounds familiar. But this time there's no stopping as Robin and Nate make record time to get to the kids.
★ 7.6/10
(135 votes)
#24
The Mule
S2:E11
Robin and Nate live out their (mostly Nate's) action movie fantasies as they make their way to the kids, who are actually doing just fine without them.
★ 7.6/10
(138 votes)
#25
The Stop
S3:E2
Nate tries to navigate his new role as stay-at-home dad. Between the kids hitting puberty and Robin’s long work hours and incessant partying, he’s managing. Kind of.
★ 7.5/10
(204 votes)
#26
The Drop
S1:E8
Nate needs to take a detour to Salvation, Florida where it's Christmas every day of the year - except on Christmas. Things get tense when the family discovers that Nate has been lying to them.
★ 7.5/10
(152 votes)
#27
The Heat
S2:E7
The Parkers settle into a seemingly normal New York City routine, but they're being surveilled by Federal agents who see much more than they intended to.
★ 7.4/10
(152 votes)
#28
The Tournament
S2:E6
At Delilah's taekwondo tournament, Nate has to have a tough conversation with Jared and an even tougher one with Carlos.
★ 7.4/10
(142 votes)
#29
The Job
S2:E8
Faced with the threat of losing his job, Nate tries to land a new customer and brings the family along.
★ 7.4/10
(133 votes)
#30
The Ass
S2:E12
The family is reunited, but this time it's Robin who makes a huge mistake.
★ 7.4/10
(124 votes)
#31
The Plane
S3:E8
Nate reunites with his family and pulls off an evacuation away from Edie and the feds, but they have to rely on a terminally ill, 90-year-old Alaskan bush pilot.
★ 7.3/10
(131 votes)
#32
The Dilemma
S2:E9
Her past finally having caught up with her, Robin prepares to go away for a long time. Nate tries to piece together what went wrong and Delilah and Jared make the most of their school talent show.
★ 7.3/10
(135 votes)
#33
The Mark
S3:E3
Edie continues to surveil the Parkers and is looking for the stupidest member of the family to get close to. Fortunately for her, she's got a lot of choices.
★ 7.3/10
(129 votes)
#34
The Boat
S3:E5
With Robin out of work, its Nate's turn to earn-- on an Alaskan factory fishing trawler. But it's only 7 months of rotting fish, meth fumes, and family separation. What could go wrong?
★ 7.3/10
(131 votes)
#35
The Vows
S3:E6
Upon returning home from a winter at sea, Nate is left at the dock by his family. After a lift back to his "life"in town, he soon realizes things change fast. And he's not sure he likes it. Actually, he really hates it.
★ 7.2/10
(91 votes)
#36
The Same
S4:E8
Nate and Robin chase their kids around the world.
★ 7.1/10
(89 votes)
#37
The Bride
S4:E9
In order to save his family Nate ends up on a Russian bride tour.
★ 6.9/10
(123 votes)
#38
The Year
S4:E5
Delilah and Jared reunite and catch up on the past year.
★ 6.8/10
(132 votes)
#39
The Water
S3:E7
A look back at Robin and Nate's first vacation together. A trip to the tropics and their first time alone since the kids were born. Spoiler Alert. They have an awful time.
★ 6.5/10
(101 votes)
#40
The Entertainer
S4:E7
Jared comes up with a morbid plan to reunite the family.
★ 5.8/10
(169 votes)
#1
The Game Show
S4:E6
The Parkers go on a Japanese Game Show.
★ 6.4/10
(95 votes)
#2
The Groom
S4:E10
Nate finally gets married to save his family.
★ 6.5/10
(101 votes)
#3
The Entertainer
S4:E7
Jared comes up with a morbid plan to reunite the family.
★ 6.8/10
(132 votes)
#4
The Water
S3:E7
A look back at Robin and Nate's first vacation together. A trip to the tropics and their first time alone since the kids were born. Spoiler Alert. They have an awful time.
★ 6.9/10
(123 votes)
#5
The Year
S4:E5
Delilah and Jared reunite and catch up on the past year.
★ 7.1/10
(89 votes)
#6
The Bride
S4:E9
In order to save his family Nate ends up on a Russian bride tour.
★ 7.2/10
(91 votes)
#7
The Same
S4:E8
Nate and Robin chase their kids around the world.
★ 7.3/10
(131 votes)
#8
The Dilemma
S2:E9
Her past finally having caught up with her, Robin prepares to go away for a long time. Nate tries to piece together what went wrong and Delilah and Jared make the most of their school talent show.
★ 7.3/10
(135 votes)
#9
The Mark
S3:E3
Edie continues to surveil the Parkers and is looking for the stupidest member of the family to get close to. Fortunately for her, she's got a lot of choices.
★ 7.3/10
(129 votes)
#10
The Boat
S3:E5
With Robin out of work, its Nate's turn to earn-- on an Alaskan factory fishing trawler. But it's only 7 months of rotting fish, meth fumes, and family separation. What could go wrong?
★ 7.3/10
(131 votes)
#11
The Vows
S3:E6
Upon returning home from a winter at sea, Nate is left at the dock by his family. After a lift back to his "life"in town, he soon realizes things change fast. And he's not sure he likes it. Actually, he really hates it.
★ 7.4/10
(152 votes)
#12
The Tournament
S2:E6
At Delilah's taekwondo tournament, Nate has to have a tough conversation with Jared and an even tougher one with Carlos.
★ 7.4/10
(142 votes)
#13
The Job
S2:E8
Faced with the threat of losing his job, Nate tries to land a new customer and brings the family along.
★ 7.4/10
(133 votes)
#14
The Ass
S2:E12
The family is reunited, but this time it's Robin who makes a huge mistake.
★ 7.4/10
(124 votes)
#15
The Plane
S3:E8
Nate reunites with his family and pulls off an evacuation away from Edie and the feds, but they have to rely on a terminally ill, 90-year-old Alaskan bush pilot.
★ 7.5/10
(204 votes)
#16
The Drop
S1:E8
Nate needs to take a detour to Salvation, Florida where it's Christmas every day of the year - except on Christmas. Things get tense when the family discovers that Nate has been lying to them.
★ 7.5/10
(152 votes)
#17
The Heat
S2:E7
The Parkers settle into a seemingly normal New York City routine, but they're being surveilled by Federal agents who see much more than they intended to.
★ 7.6/10
(193 votes)
#18
The Track
S1:E9
The Parkers finally make it to Ft. Lauderdale only to have Nate's plan of getting his job back completely unravel. Fortunately, at a nearby race track, there is hope.
★ 7.6/10
(176 votes)
#19
The Club
S2:E2
Robin's ex Carlos lures her back into their wild past with a visit to the club where they used to party, and Nate gets jealous. The kids meet Nate's new boss.
★ 7.6/10
(134 votes)
#20
The Trip
S2:E10
New York to Florida in a janky van? This sounds familiar. But this time there's no stopping as Robin and Nate make record time to get to the kids.
★ 7.6/10
(135 votes)
#21
The Mule
S2:E11
Robin and Nate live out their (mostly Nate's) action movie fantasies as they make their way to the kids, who are actually doing just fine without them.
★ 7.6/10
(138 votes)
#22
The Stop
S3:E2
Nate tries to navigate his new role as stay-at-home dad. Between the kids hitting puberty and Robin’s long work hours and incessant partying, he’s managing. Kind of.
★ 7.7/10
(242 votes)
#23
The Tank
S1:E3
The Parkers are barely back on the road when Nate gets pulled over for driving under the influence. He's completely sober but somehow there's still some jail time involved.
★ 7.7/10
(160 votes)
#24
The Court
S2:E4
Robin attempts to get a divorce from Carlos, but he has other ideas. She's also forced to come clean about her past in the city.
★ 7.7/10
(142 votes)
#25
The Search
S4:E1
The Parkers embark on a world-wide search to find their runaway daughter Delilah.
★ 7.8/10
(223 votes)
#26
The Wedding
S1:E6
Instead of getting back on the road, Robin agrees to marry the southern gentleman Dr. Rob and his Russian bride but soon realizes that something is very, very, very, very wrong.
★ 7.8/10
(187 votes)
#27
The City
S2:E1
Nate is offered a new job in New York City, so the family moves from Syracuse to the Big Apple. Robin isn't thrilled about the idea. And of course, getting there will be way harder than it should be.
★ 7.8/10
(157 votes)
#28
The Birth
S2:E5
Ever wondered what happened the night the twins were born? Here's a taste: Halloween, drunk Nate, unhappy Robin and Gene dressed as Napoleon Dynamite.
★ 7.9/10
(288 votes)
#29
The Hotel
S1:E2
Having driven their van, 'Blue Thunder', into a ditch, it has to be repaired over-night. The Parkers stay at a nearby motel, Swift Stay Suites. What could possibly go right?
★ 7.9/10
(252 votes)
#30
The B & B
S1:E5
While the kids recover from acute food poisoning, the Parkers decide to get some rest at a southern B&B. They are treated to southern hospitality, southern customs and Russian vodka.
★ 7.9/10
(215 votes)
#31
The Road
S1:E7
Blue Thunder is stuck in traffic. Nate and Robin take a stroll down memory lane about how they met and the kids learn an important lesson in 'too much information'. Seriously. Too much. Stop.
★ 7.9/10
(188 votes)
#32
The Beach
S1:E10
Nate, Robin and the kids attempt to take down Nate's company in epic whistle blowing fashion. It won't be easy, but if there's one thing we've learned about this family is that they don't give up without at least a punch to the throat and maybe a cheap kick to the groin.
★ 7.9/10
(184 votes)
#33
The Tub
S2:E3
As Nate and Robin contemplate having another baby, a neighbor's casual get-together turns into a home birth. And Delilah learns what it means to be a third wheel.
★ 7.9/10
(154 votes)
#34
The Run
S3:E1
After a year on the lam across the continental US, the Parkers finally settle into the last place anyone will be looking for them. Alaska. But their lies and deceits soon come back to haunt them.
★ 7.9/10
(120 votes)
#35
The Funeral
S3:E9
Having crashed their plane into the Alaskan wilderness the family must rely on one another to survive. It's like the Revenant. But less cold and grunting.
★ 7.9/10
(117 votes)
#36
The Return
S4:E2
Following a breakthrough, the Parkers return to their hometown to find their daughter.
★ 7.9/10
(126 votes)
#37
The Sister
S4:E3
Nate and Robin head to Ithaca expecting to find their daughter but find a new family member instead.
★ 8.0/10
(353 votes)
#38
The Pilot
S1:E1
Nate, Robin and the kids are headed from Syracuse to Ft. Lauderdale in a janky mini van instead of flying. Between truckers, aggressive drivers and road side breakfast spots, nothing is really what it seems on the road.
★ 8.0/10
(274 votes)
#39
The Restaurant
S1:E4
Back on the road, the Parkers begrudgingly stop to eat at a nauseatingly, culturally insensitive, roadside restaurant and dinner theater called Conquistadors.
★ 8.0/10
(134 votes)
#40
The Goal
S3:E4
★ 8.0/10
(353 votes)
The Pilot
S1:E1
Nate, Robin and the kids are headed from Syracuse to Ft. Lauderdale in a janky mini van instead of flying. Between truckers, aggressive drivers and road side breakfast spots, nothing is really what it seems on the road.
★ 7.9/10
(288 votes)
The Hotel
S1:E2
Having driven their van, 'Blue Thunder', into a ditch, it has to be repaired over-night. The Parkers stay at a nearby motel, Swift Stay Suites. What could possibly go right?
★ 7.7/10
(242 votes)
The Tank
S1:E3
The Parkers are barely back on the road when Nate gets pulled over for driving under the influence. He's completely sober but somehow there's still some jail time involved.
★ 8.0/10
(274 votes)
The Restaurant
S1:E4
Back on the road, the Parkers begrudgingly stop to eat at a nauseatingly, culturally insensitive, roadside restaurant and dinner theater called Conquistadors.
★ 7.9/10
(252 votes)
The B & B
S1:E5
While the kids recover from acute food poisoning, the Parkers decide to get some rest at a southern B&B. They are treated to southern hospitality, southern customs and Russian vodka.
★ 7.8/10
(223 votes)
The Wedding
S1:E6
Instead of getting back on the road, Robin agrees to marry the southern gentleman Dr. Rob and his Russian bride but soon realizes that something is very, very, very, very wrong.
★ 7.9/10
(215 votes)
The Road
S1:E7
Blue Thunder is stuck in traffic. Nate and Robin take a stroll down memory lane about how they met and the kids learn an important lesson in 'too much information'. Seriously. Too much. Stop.
★ 7.5/10
(204 votes)
The Drop
S1:E8
Nate needs to take a detour to Salvation, Florida where it's Christmas every day of the year - except on Christmas. Things get tense when the family discovers that Nate has been lying to them.
★ 7.6/10
(193 votes)
The Track
S1:E9
The Parkers finally make it to Ft. Lauderdale only to have Nate's plan of getting his job back completely unravel. Fortunately, at a nearby race track, there is hope.
★ 7.9/10
(188 votes)
The Beach
S1:E10
Nate, Robin and the kids attempt to take down Nate's company in epic whistle blowing fashion. It won't be easy, but if there's one thing we've learned about this family is that they don't give up without at least a punch to the throat and maybe a cheap kick to the groin.
★ 7.8/10
(187 votes)
The City
S2:E1
Nate is offered a new job in New York City, so the family moves from Syracuse to the Big Apple. Robin isn't thrilled about the idea. And of course, getting there will be way harder than it should be.
★ 7.6/10
(176 votes)
The Club
S2:E2
Robin's ex Carlos lures her back into their wild past with a visit to the club where they used to party, and Nate gets jealous. The kids meet Nate's new boss.
★ 7.9/10
(184 votes)
The Tub
S2:E3
As Nate and Robin contemplate having another baby, a neighbor's casual get-together turns into a home birth. And Delilah learns what it means to be a third wheel.
★ 7.7/10
(160 votes)
The Court
S2:E4
Robin attempts to get a divorce from Carlos, but he has other ideas. She's also forced to come clean about her past in the city.
★ 7.8/10
(157 votes)
The Birth
S2:E5
Ever wondered what happened the night the twins were born? Here's a taste: Halloween, drunk Nate, unhappy Robin and Gene dressed as Napoleon Dynamite.
★ 7.4/10
(152 votes)
The Tournament
S2:E6
At Delilah's taekwondo tournament, Nate has to have a tough conversation with Jared and an even tougher one with Carlos.
★ 7.5/10
(152 votes)
The Heat
S2:E7
The Parkers settle into a seemingly normal New York City routine, but they're being surveilled by Federal agents who see much more than they intended to.
★ 7.4/10
(142 votes)
The Job
S2:E8
Faced with the threat of losing his job, Nate tries to land a new customer and brings the family along.
★ 7.3/10
(131 votes)
The Dilemma
S2:E9
Her past finally having caught up with her, Robin prepares to go away for a long time. Nate tries to piece together what went wrong and Delilah and Jared make the most of their school talent show.
★ 7.6/10
(134 votes)
The Trip
S2:E10
New York to Florida in a janky van? This sounds familiar. But this time there's no stopping as Robin and Nate make record time to get to the kids.
★ 7.6/10
(135 votes)
The Mule
S2:E11
Robin and Nate live out their (mostly Nate's) action movie fantasies as they make their way to the kids, who are actually doing just fine without them.
★ 7.4/10
(133 votes)
The Ass
S2:E12
The family is reunited, but this time it's Robin who makes a huge mistake.
★ 7.9/10
(154 votes)
The Run
S3:E1
After a year on the lam across the continental US, the Parkers finally settle into the last place anyone will be looking for them. Alaska. But their lies and deceits soon come back to haunt them.
★ 7.6/10
(138 votes)
The Stop
S3:E2
Nate tries to navigate his new role as stay-at-home dad. Between the kids hitting puberty and Robin’s long work hours and incessant partying, he’s managing. Kind of.
★ 7.3/10
(135 votes)
The Mark
S3:E3
Edie continues to surveil the Parkers and is looking for the stupidest member of the family to get close to. Fortunately for her, she's got a lot of choices.
★ 8.0/10
(134 votes)
The Goal
S3:E4
★ 7.3/10
(129 votes)
The Boat
S3:E5
With Robin out of work, its Nate's turn to earn-- on an Alaskan factory fishing trawler. But it's only 7 months of rotting fish, meth fumes, and family separation. What could go wrong?
★ 7.3/10
(131 votes)
The Vows
S3:E6
Upon returning home from a winter at sea, Nate is left at the dock by his family. After a lift back to his "life"in town, he soon realizes things change fast. And he's not sure he likes it. Actually, he really hates it.
★ 6.8/10
(132 votes)
The Water
S3:E7
A look back at Robin and Nate's first vacation together. A trip to the tropics and their first time alone since the kids were born. Spoiler Alert. They have an awful time.
★ 7.4/10
(124 votes)
The Plane
S3:E8
Nate reunites with his family and pulls off an evacuation away from Edie and the feds, but they have to rely on a terminally ill, 90-year-old Alaskan bush pilot.
★ 7.9/10
(120 votes)
The Funeral
S3:E9
Having crashed their plane into the Alaskan wilderness the family must rely on one another to survive. It's like the Revenant. But less cold and grunting.
★ 8.5/10
(131 votes)
The Escape
S3:E10
The Parkers finally happen upon help in an abandoned ghost town which is filled with deadly serious Pacific Rim LARPERS.
★ 7.7/10
(142 votes)
The Search
S4:E1
The Parkers embark on a world-wide search to find their runaway daughter Delilah.
★ 7.9/10
(117 votes)
The Return
S4:E2
Following a breakthrough, the Parkers return to their hometown to find their daughter.
★ 7.9/10
(126 votes)
The Sister
S4:E3
Nate and Robin head to Ithaca expecting to find their daughter but find a new family member instead.
★ 8.1/10
(117 votes)
The B.J.
S4:E4
Nate gets caught in the worst “parent trap” ever.
★ 6.9/10
(123 votes)
The Year
S4:E5
Delilah and Jared reunite and catch up on the past year.
★ 5.8/10
(169 votes)
The Game Show
S4:E6
The Parkers go on a Japanese Game Show.
★ 6.5/10
(101 votes)
The Entertainer
S4:E7
Jared comes up with a morbid plan to reunite the family.
★ 7.2/10
(91 votes)
The Same
S4:E8
Nate and Robin chase their kids around the world.
★ 7.1/10
(89 votes)
The Bride
S4:E9
In order to save his family Nate ends up on a Russian bride tour.